diff --git a/lib/naughty/core.lua b/lib/naughty/core.lua
index 53cb2892c..9d88ff897 100644
--- a/lib/naughty/core.lua
+++ b/lib/naughty/core.lua
@@ -190,14 +190,6 @@ naughty.notificationClosedReason = {
 -- @beautiful beautiful.notification_height
 -- @tparam int notification_height
 
---- Notifications maximum width.
--- @beautiful beautiful.notification_max_width
--- @tparam int notification_max_width
-
---- Notifications maximum height.
--- @beautiful beautiful.notification_max_height
--- @tparam int notification_max_height
-
 --- Notifications icon size.
 -- @beautiful beautiful.notification_icon_size
 -- @tparam int notification_icon_size
@@ -509,10 +501,6 @@ local function update_size(notification)
         width = s.actions_max_width
     end
 
-    if s.max_width then
-        width = math.min(width, s.max_width)
-    end
-
     -- calculate the height
     if not height then
         local w = width - (n.iconbox and s.icon_w + 2 * margin or 0) - 2 * margin
@@ -526,10 +514,6 @@ local function update_size(notification)
 
     height = height + s.actions_total_height
 
-    if s.max_height then
-        height = math.min(height, s.max_height)
-    end
-
     -- crop to workarea size if too big
     local workarea = n.screen.workarea
     local border_width = s.border_width or 0
@@ -586,8 +570,6 @@ end
 -- @bool[opt=true] args.ontop Boolean forcing popups to display on top.
 -- @int[opt=`beautiful.notification_height` or auto] args.height Popup height.
 -- @int[opt=`beautiful.notification_width` or auto] args.width Popup width.
--- @int[opt=`beautiful.notification_max_height` or auto] args.max_height Popup maximum height.
--- @int[opt=`beautiful.notification_max_width` or auto] args.max_width Popup maximum width.
 -- @string[opt=`beautiful.notification_font` or `beautiful.font` or `awesome.font`] args.font Notification font.
 -- @string[opt] args.icon Path to icon.
 -- @int[opt] args.icon_size Desired icon size in px.
@@ -663,10 +645,6 @@ function naughty.notify(args)
         beautiful.notification_width
     local height = args.height or preset.height or
         beautiful.notification_height
-    local max_width = args.max_width or preset.max_width or
-        beautiful.notification_max_width
-    local max_height = args.max_height or preset.max_height or
-        beautiful.notification_max_height
     local margin = args.margin or preset.margin or
         beautiful.notification_margin
     local opacity = args.opacity or preset.opacity or
@@ -827,8 +805,6 @@ function naughty.notify(args)
     notification.size_info = {
         width = width,
         height = height,
-        max_width = max_width,
-        max_height = max_height,
         icon_w = icon_w,
         icon_h = icon_h,
         margin = margin,